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The
songs in this collection are among the most commonly sung in the
history of the United States. They present uniquely American musical
blends, with roots in European and African traditions and branches
that have sprouted countless regional and personal variants throughout
the country. Collectively, these songs of work, fun, and love transcend
social and ethnic boundaries, painting a broad picture of America
during the 18th and 19th centuries when music making was, for many,
an integral part of everyday life.
Songs
include Wabash Cannonball, Buffalo Gal, Oh
Susanna!, Pick a Bale of Cotton, Down in the Valley,
and many more.
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Matthew
Sabatella named
Best
Acoustic Performer
New Times Broward/Palm Beach
Best
of 2005
"...Sabatella's
best asset is easily his voice, urgent but unforced, sweetly melancholy
in telling personal stories and powerfully evocative in rendering
antiquated songs intimate again. It's a great gift, and Sabatella
wields it with exceptional talent."
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| “Led
by Sabatella's six-string guitar and his molasses baritone, the
band's big sound rolls from Luna's makeshift stage across a room
filled with tri-county patrons… Tonight's crowd is extra large,
lining up against the walls and squeezed three deep between cases
of beer and the cafe's ancient black refrigerator. Along with the
band, almost everyone is singing: ‘Heigh, ho, and away we
go; Digging up the gold on the Fran-cis-co!’”
(read
article)
Emma Trelles - Sun-Sentinel
“Miraculously,
Hollywood-based folkie Matthew Sabatella has packaged a history
lesson in the guise of a strikingly good album and a nerdaliciously
compelling live show that tell the story of western expansion across
the American heartland through song… ‘It's the kind
of thing that will appeal to just about anybody,’ Sabatella
says of the songs on Ballad of America Volume 1, most of
which date back to the early 1800s. The crowd at the Bamboo Room
reflected that sentiment, as moms, grandmoms, longhairs, blue collars,
and a gaggle of wine-sipping, Virginia Slims-puffing ladies all
clapped along and sang like ornery lumberjacks to lines like ‘And
we'll range the wild woods over, and once more a-lumbering go!’”
(read
article)
Jonathan Zwickel - New Times Broward/Palm Beach
"This
particular afternoon, Sabatella and his close-knit combo —
Lynn Griffith on banjo and mandolin, Jack Stamates on fiddle, Sean
Edelson on mandolin, and Chris DeAngelis on stand-up bass, with
Sabatella on guitar and vocals — play to a tent filled nearly
to capacity, its 50 or so occupants clearly caught up in the familiar
strains of the music and, just possibly, a certain whiff of nostalgia."
(read
article)
Lee Zimmerman - Miami
New Times
"...when
he bangs out chords on his chocolate-brown acoustic guitar and sings
deeply into the mike, his songs begin to soar."
(read
article)
John Anderson - Miami
New Times
Read
more testimonials. |
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Matthew
Sabatella and the Rambling
String Band features Matthew
Sabatella (vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, mountain dulcimer),
Jack Stamates (fiddle), Lynn Griffith
(banjo, mandolin and vocals), Chris DeAngelis
(bass fiddle and vocals), and Sean Edelson (mandolin
and acoustic guitar).
Check
here for more information. |
| Tuesday,
May 13, 2008
Miami,
FL
9:00PM
Skiffle
Night!
Churchill's
Pub
5501
NE 2nd Ave
305.757.1807
Skiffle
Night is a monthly celebration of many forms of American
and British roots music including, but not limited to, traditional
folk, bluegrass, blues, old-time, Dixieland, ragtime, Celtic,
rockabilly, country, Cajun, and zydeco. It is organized and hosted
by Henk Milne of The
Three Jacks, Matthew Sabatella,
and Chris DeAngelis of the 18
Wheelers, who also perform as part of an all-star
skiffle line-up that includes Kevin Wells on
drums and percussion.
Expect
different featured performers and genres from month to month.
Mark your calendars for the second Tuesday of each month starting
at 8:00PM. |
| Saturday,
May 17, 2008
Hollywood,
FL
2:00PM
- 2:45PM
4:00PM - 4:45PM
6th
Annual Red, White, and Bluegrass
Hollywood
Beach Broadwalk
626
South Miami Avenue
305.374.1198
This
bluegrass festival runs on Hollywood Beach from May 16-18. Featuring
the Rambling String Band, Ricky Skaggs, and many more. Check listings
at the festival for exact locations. |
| Friday,
May 23, 2008
North
Miami, FL
8:00PM
- 11:00PM
Luna
Star Cafe
775
NE 125th Street
305.799.7123
$10.00
The
Rambling String Band return to their favorite place to play in
South Florida. Always a great time.
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| Wednesday,
May 28, 2008
Miami,
FL
10:30PM
Can
You Rock a Little Softer?
Churchill's
Pub
5501
NE 2nd Ave
305.757.1807
Can
You Rock a Little Softer? is a monthly acoustic night
hosted by Raffa
and Rainer. This is going to be a rare chance to see and hear
Matthew again as a singer/songwriter and not an interpreter of
traditional songs. Also featured that night is Brother
Lou. |
| University
of Florida Study: Children's Knowledge Gap of Folk Songs Threatens
Heritage |
| Children
in the United States aren't singing the songs of their heritage,
an omission that puts the nation in jeopardy of losing a longstanding
and rich part of its identity, a new University of Florida study
suggests.
Click
here
for the complete study. |
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